Human trafficking – better known as modern day slavery – is a worldwide problem that affects even the bucolic Sonoma Valley. While 70 percent of trafficked victims are women and children who are forced into hard labor or sexual slavery, the plight also hits us... Continue
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A s Sonoma Valley and other district hospitals struggle for long-term viability, will the new 70-bed hospital and ambulatory surgery center proposed by Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa create new problems? Or, sharing a common set of challenges, could it be part of a... Continue
In an uncontested race this fall, Gary De Smet was selected as the school board’s newest member. A lifelong learner, De Smet has a self-described passion for education. Born and raised in San Jose, he earned both a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters Degree... Continue
The future viability of the American auto industry is becoming increasingly tenuous. But Sonoma’s auto dealers may have a “softer landing” than most -- thanks to our proactive city government. Acknowledging potential local impacts of negative economic news trickling down from the big three automakers’... Continue
Sonoma Valley public schools suffer from declining enrollment, like every school district in Sonoma County. Countywide, enrollment has dropped steadily – by roughly 2,000 students – in the past few years. In some areas, that’s meant closure for low-enrollment schools. Here in Sonoma Valley, the... Continue
Mention earlier this month, of plans to create a women’s health clinic, to be housed at the Carolyn J. Stone Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, represents good news for the women in eight focus groups, who voiced their needs in a survey earlier this... Continue
DeMartini Electric is on the eve of celebrating its 20th anniversary of operation in Sonoma. Owned and operated by Scott and Tina DeMartini, the company specializes in all types of indoor and outdoor electrical work, residential and commercial, from homes to restaurants to wineries. The... Continue
Blakeslee & Crain Vineyard Advisors and Brokers, wine estate specialists located in Sonoma, have arranged for the sale of the well-known Topolos Russian River Vineyards property to Baltimore real estate investor Chris O’Neill and local grape grower Art Ibleto. Topolos Russian River Vineyards is a... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Have you heard about the plan our governor has to tax veterinary services? It seems like another hair-brained idea to tax services on your profession when they could just as easily raise taxes on gasoline or tobacco again or alcohol or luxury... Continue
“Over the past several weeks,” said District Manager of the Sonoma Agricultural Commission Stefan Parnay, last week, “there have been so many new finds it’s hard to keep track of them.” In Sonoma County there have been 20, all together, since August, and in the... Continue